The science of what you eat — and where to get it

From the blog · Adam Stetzer

This was a big week for food science — and for local food access. We covered new findings on seed oils, fructose, ultra-processed foods, and biological aging, plus a piece on how SNAP matching at the Brighton Farmers Market makes fresh produce more reachable than most people realize. A lot came out this week — dig into whatever catches your eye.

The Brighton Farmers Market SNAP Match: How $2 Becomes $4 for Fresh Local Produce

Brighton Farmers Market's 1:1 SNAP match turns every $2 of EBT benefits into $4 of buying power for fresh produce — no application, no enrollment, just show up with your EBT card on Sunday morning.

Seed Oils and Inflammation: What the Research Actually Says

A 2024 meta-analysis of 30 randomized controlled trials found no significant increase in CRP, IL-6, or TNF-alpha from high linoleic acid diets — the inflammatory signal social media predicts isn't showing up in controlled experiments.

Can You Actually Reverse Your Biological Age with Diet? What a New 4-Week Study Found

University of Sydney researchers found that four weeks of plant-based, lower-fat eating produced measurable improvements in epigenetic aging markers — biological age moved faster in response to diet than most research windows expect to capture.

What Ultra-Processed Food Does to Your Gut — And How Fast It Recovers

Measurable microbiome shifts happen in as few as five days on a high-UPF diet — the damage is faster than most people expect, and so is the recovery.

Fructose and Metabolism: What New Research Found (And the Foods to Swap First)

A May 2026 Nature Metabolism study found fructose acts as an active metabolic signal — it promotes fat production in the liver, depletes cellular energy, and triggers inflammation pathways that glucose does not.

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